(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
In Britain, a ~ is a man who has a high rank in the nobility, for example an earl, a viscount, or a marquis.
She married a ~ and lives in this huge house in the Cotswolds...
A few days earlier he had received a telegram from Lord Lloyd.
N-COUNT; N-TITLE
2.
In Britain, judges, bishops, and some male members of the nobility are addressed as ‘my Lord’.
My ~, I am instructed by my client to claim that the evidence has been tampered with.
N-VOC: my N politeness
3.
In Britain, Lord is used in the titles of some officials of very high rank.
He was Lord Chancellor from 1970 until 1974.
...Sir Brian Hutton, the Lord Chief Justice for Northern Ireland.
4.
The Lords is the same as the House of Lords .
It’s very likely the bill will be defeated in the Lords.
N-PROPER-COLL: the N
5.
In the Christian church, people refer to God and to Jesus Christ as the Lord.
I know the Lord will look after him...
She prayed now. ‘Lord, help me to find courage.’
...the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ.
N-PROPER: usu the N; N-VOC
see also Our Lord
6.
Lord is used in exclamations such as ‘good Lord!’ and ‘oh Lord!’ to express surprise, shock, frustration, or annoyance about something.
‘Good ~, that’s what he is: he’s a policeman.’...
‘They didn’t fire you for drinking, did they?’—‘Lord, no! I only drink beer, nowadays.’
EXCLAM feelings